1Password announced a strategic collaboration agreement with AWS that puts the firm in position to capitalize on surging enterprise demand for security tools designed for AI and cloud-native environments. Monica Jain, 1Password’s head of go-to-market partnerships, told that the AWS collaboration has delivered explosive growth over the past 18 months. Contracts sold through AWS average four times larger than typical deals, with win rates exceeding 50 percent across all customer segments from small businesses to large enterprises. As part of the expanded partnership, 1Password introduced a new secrets syncing integration with AWS Secrets Manager. The integration allows organizations to consolidate secrets management, enforce role-based access controls, and embed secure credential handling directly into development workflows including command-line interfaces, continuous integration pipelines, and AI-powered automation. The technical integration addresses a critical pain point for developers who traditionally have struggled to manage secrets securely without slowing down development velocity. By embedding secure access directly into existing workflows, the platform eliminates the trade-off between security and productivity that has plagued many organizations. 1Password now secures more than 165,000 businesses and millions of consumers, with 75 percent of revenue coming from business customers compared to just 25 percent from consumers — a dramatic shift from the company’s consumer origins. The AWS partnership accelerates 1Password’s evolution from a password manager into what the company calls an Extended Access Management platform. This new category addresses security gaps that traditional identity and access management, identity governance and administration, and mobile device management tools cannot reach.
Persona and Yardstik’s solution melds ID verification and background screening into a unified system to enable enterprises to defend against fraud at the pre-hire, onboarding, and post-hire stage of the user journey
Persona and Yardstik announced their partnership to deliver the first jointly integrated identity verification and background screening solution. This collaboration enables organizations to verify workers are who they say they are and whether they pose a risk, all in one seamless system—addressing the dual challenges of sophisticated fraud and a competitive hiring landscape. The partnership enables organizations to defend against fraud and bad actors at every stage of the user journey: pre-hire, onboarding, and post-hire, while providing faster, smoother access to work and coordinated data systems for organizations to manage risk. The integration unites Persona’s identity verification and Yardstik’s full suite of screening products—including criminal checks, MVR checks, drug screening, continuous monitoring, and more. With the Persona-Yardstik integration now live, organizations can streamline risk management and speed up onboarding—unlocking key benefits such as: Unified onboarding system for faster time to value; Centralized risk decisioning; and Conversion optimized flows for end-users.
Jumio’s new advanced liveness detection tech can detect advanced deepfakes and stop spoofing attacks by combining randomized color sequences and AI-driven analysis to confirm human presence in real time
Jumio announced general availability of Jumio Liveness Premium with advanced deepfake detection, the company’s most advanced biometric liveness detection solution to date. Jumio’s premium solution leverages a patented Jumio technology, combining randomized color sequences and AI-driven analysis to confirm human presence in real time, effectively stopping spoofing attacks before they impact businesses. With this release, Jumio adds another layer of security to the recently launched Jumio Liveness, an advanced, in-house liveness detection technology that expands beyond traditional presentation attacks, such as paper or screen copies, and employs sophisticated AI models to block advanced threats like injection attacks and deepfakes. Enabled customers using this advanced technology during early release are already seeing measurable value, with one leading LATAM finance startup now catching over 30% more sophisticated fraud attempts including injection attacks and deepfakes. By combining liveness detection, AI-driven fraud detection, anti-spoofing technologies and the power of connected intelligence, Jumio’s system is designed to defend against existing threats while staying agile enough to address future attacks.
Freddie Mac’s integration of AutomatIQ’s solution to streamline documentation for lenders by transmitting pay stub and W-2 data directly via API and offer enhanced income analysis
Freddie Mac and AutomatIQ have partnered to streamline mortgage processing by utilizing the AutomatIQ Borrower Income Analysis solution. This reduces manual data entry and errors, improving operational efficiency and loan underwriting. The collaboration aims to create a transparent, efficient lending environment, fostering trust and satisfaction among borrowers, while ensuring compliance with underwriting standards. Key Points: integration with Freddie Mac: Enables lenders to utilize AutomatIQ’s solution for income analysis. Efficiency Enhancements: Streamlines documentation by transmitting pay stub and W-2 data directly. Reduction of Errors: Minimizes manual entry, leading to fewer data inaccuracies. Accelerated Underwriting Process: Offers borrowers a faster and more reliable loan experience. Technological Advancement: Represents a significant move towards improved data interoperability in the mortgage industry.
STMicroelectronics’s Human Presence Detection tech brings to laptop security- adaptive screen dimming, walk-away lock & wake-on-attention, and multi-person detection, reducing power consumption by more than 20%
STMicroelectronics has introduced a new Human Presence Detection (HPD) technology for laptops, PCs, monitors, and accessories. The proprietary solution combines FlightSense™ Time-of-Flight (ToF) sensors with unique AI algorithms to deliver hands-free fast Windows Hello authentication, longer battery lifetime, and user-privacy or wellness notifications. The 5th generation turnkey ST solution is a readily deployable system based on FlightSense 8×8 multizones Time-of-Flight sensor (VL53L8CP) complemented by proprietary AI-based algorithms enabling functionalities such as human presence detection, multi-person detection, and head orientation tracking. This integration creates a unique ready-to-use solution for OEMs that requires no additional development for them. The HPD solution enables enhanced features such as adaptive screen dimming, walk-away lock & wake-on-attention, and multi-person detection, reducing power consumption by more than 20%. The Tailored AI algorithm STMicroelectronics implemented a comprehensive AI-based development process that involved data collection, labeling, cleaning, AI training, and integration in a mass-market product. One significant achievement is the transformation of a Proof-Of-Concept (PoC) into a mature solution capable of detecting a laptop user’s head orientation using only 8×8 pixels of distance data. The ToF sensor ensures complete user privacy without capturing images or relying on the camera, unlike previous versions of webcam-based solutions. The company is looking forward to seeing its new HPD solution contributing to making devices more energy-efficient, secure, and user-friendly.
Adobe’s app for iPhones solves the zooming issue in photos through “multi-frame super-resolution,” that quickly captures multiple images of the scene at different resolutions and zoom levels in order to reduce noise
A new paper from Adobe Fellow Marc Levoy and Senior Scientist Florian Kainz discusses their latest project, which is embodied in a new Project Indigo app available for iPhones. In addition to what the inventors hope is a more “natural” look, the project aims for the highest image quality possible on a mobile device.In the new research paper explaining the project, the pair detail their approach to achieving more authentic photo images. The app under-exposes more strongly than most camera apps, but also captures, aligns, and combines “more frames when producing each photo — up to 32 frames” in a single exposure.” This means that our photos have fewer blown-out highlights and less noise in the shadows,” Levoy and Kainz write — but also note that taking a photo with the app “may require slightly more patience after pressing the shutter button than you’re used to … but after a few seconds, you’ll be rewarded with a better picture.”This approach results in less “smoothing” than in most smartphone camera apps, which better preserves natural textures. It also avoids what might be called “global tone mapping,” where typically the brightest point in a smartphone photo is used to set the exposure for the entire photo. A further issue is the problem of zooming. The Indigo camera app overcomes this issue by using a technique called “multi-frame super-resolution,” quickly capturing multiple images of the scene at different resolutions and zoom levels in order to reduce noise. The Indigo app also offers smartphone photographers a wealth of controls, designed specifically for smartphone photography. One additional future feature of the app offers an exciting new possibility for smartphone users.
AtData’s email validation solution uses behavioral activity network to enable marketers to confirm legitimacy of an email and understand its real-world activity, engagement likelihood, and potential risk continuously and in real-time
AtData, an innovator in email address intelligence, data security, and digital trust solutions, introduced Validation 2.0, a next generation framework redefining email validation. AtData’s next generation email validation leverages its behavioral activity network to provide ongoing, real-time, intelligence-driven verification. This enables marketers to confirm an email is legitimate and understand its real-world activity, engagement likelihood, and potential risk. Brian Burke, AtData’s VP of Product “By integrating our exclusive scoring, monitoring and trust functionality, we’re empowering marketers with real-time, predictive insights so they can prioritize engaged consumers, suppress inactive or risky addresses, and cut through the inbox clutter with more confidence.” Powered by AtData’s proprietary scoring, monitoring, and detection infrastructure, Validation 2.0 delivers continuous visibility into email address health, value, and risk. This includes signals indicating behavioral engagement, identity changes, and threat indicators such as disposable or bot-generated addresses. AtData’s always-on framework supports better customer segmentation from the moment of email collection helping improve engagement and increasing ROI. With inboxes more competitive, data decay accelerating, and promotion abuse rising, organizations need advanced email verification. Combining AtData’s deep identity expertise, advanced machine learning, and decades of historical email intelligence gives marketers the full picture, allowing them to send smarter and act faster to build trust.
Argyle’s income and employment verifications automation tech taps Mastercard Open Finance tech to launch asset verification at the POS- to confirm borrowers’ balances, cash-to-close, and cash-flow history
Argyle, a US service provider automating income and employment verifications, has launched asset verification powered by Mastercard’s Open Finance technology. This allows lenders to confirm borrowers’ balances, cash-to-close, and cash-flow history, along with income and employment. The integration of Mastercard’s Finicity with Argyle’s payroll connections streamlines verification processes. The new solution offers Argyle’s customers unique advantages: Frictionless delivery: Asset, income and employment verifications can be embedded directly in the loan application process at the point of sale (POS), helping lenders evaluate borrowers quickly and efficiently. Reports are generated in seconds and arrive in a GSE‑accepted format. Rent payment history: Service providers can access up to 24 months of transaction history, enabling the use of rent payment history and cash flow trends in underwriting or applicant decisions. This expanded view of consumer financial behavior supports credit access for first-time homebuyers and borrowers who may lack traditional credit histories. Centralized support: Argyle’s support team ensures service providers benefit from a streamlined service across all verification types, including payroll, banking and document-based workflows.
Experian adds Mastercard’s ID verification to offer robust protection against synthetic identity and application fraud, aiming to validate individuals’ authenticity
Experian announced the integration of Mastercard’s identity verification and fraud prevention technology into the Experian Ascend Platform. This collaboration will enable seamless, secure, and efficient identity verification for global clients, helping to prevent fraud and cybercrime. A key feature in Experian’s Identity and Fraud solutions, identity verification, plays a vital role in the fight to prevent fraud and cybercrime. Mastercard’s Identity Insights enriches Experian’s data by verifying and connecting identity elements, aiming to validate individuals’ authenticity. When combined with Experian’s advanced fraud-detection capabilities, the integration offers robust protection against synthetic identity and application fraud, enhancing detection while reducing friction for legitimate customers. The joint solution delivers powerful identity assessment by uniting the Experian Ascend Platform—a decision engine built on Experian’s comprehensive data, strategy design, decision automation, monitoring and reporting—with Mastercard’s Identity Insights for validating identity elements such as name, email, and phone numbers, and analyzing related metadata. Greg Wright, Executive Vice President of Identity and Fraud, Experian Software Solutions said, “By enabling clients with advanced analytics solutions that bring credit, identity, and fraud data into the Ascend Platform, we help them achieve their strategic goals while also driving greater financial inclusion for consumers.”
New order on third party TINs from FinCEN is a good step in the process of Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) modernization providing banks more flexibility to operate in a manner that suits their business model
New exemption orders from agencies including FinCEN, OCC and FDIC now permit banks to collect tax identification number (TIN) information from third parties rather than solely from the financial institution’s customer. That rule requires written procedures that allow a bank to obtain TIN information prior to opening an account and “are based on the bank’s assessment of the relevant risks.” The agencies stressed that the exemption is optimal, as banks are not required to use third-party providers. “The Order will benefit both consumers and the banking industry by promoting innovation and financial inclusion and providing banks more flexibility to operate in a manner that suits their business model,” OCC acting head Rodney Hood said. The agencies said that the new order supports the greater use of online and mobile channels to use online verification services to ensure compliance with KYC rules. In the order itself, the agencies stated that “reliable alternatives exist for verification today that did not exist or were not as prevalent twenty years ago” when customer identification processes were codified, adding that “there could be circumstances in which such processes produce an equivalent or more reliable outcome when banks are permitted the flexibility to change their method of TIN collection based on the bank’s assessment of the relevant risks. The combination of the increase in vulnerability of TINs to identity theft and the availability of reliable alternative options for verification lessens the importance of the specific method of TIN collection for identity verification.” The order added that “while FinCEN and the Agencies are not prescribing specific alternative processes for banks, such processes should take into consideration the purpose of the CIP Rule—to ensure a bank is able to form a reasonable belief that it knows the true identity of each customer—and the bank’s assessment of the relevant risks, including those presented by the various types of accounts maintained by the bank, the various methods of opening accounts provided by the bank, the various types of identifying information available, and the bank’s size, location, product and service offerings, and customer base.”